Ashes of RosesFrom the author of That Childhood Country and A Place of Stones, a sweeping novel of exotic locations and tempestuous passions. In the beaut iful landscape of the Beara Peninsula of West Cork, Ireland, Elizabeth Sullivan is a woman whose susceptibility to romantic passions lands her in a forced marriage with a man she cannot love. |
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Page 208
... Tilly , " she gasped . " Is the horse yoked ? " Tilly nodded . " Here , you're exhausted , let me carry him . " She went to take the inert Francey out of Eliza- beth's arms but Elizabeth would not relinquish him . " Tilly , I'll never ...
... Tilly , " she gasped . " Is the horse yoked ? " Tilly nodded . " Here , you're exhausted , let me carry him . " She went to take the inert Francey out of Eliza- beth's arms but Elizabeth would not relinquish him . " Tilly , I'll never ...
Page 344
... Tilly's scrutiny . But she curbed her tongue and bashed away at the yard . " Had he any news ? " Tilly was either being deliberately maddening , Eliza- beth decided , or she herself was so guilty and apprehen- sive that she was ...
... Tilly's scrutiny . But she curbed her tongue and bashed away at the yard . " Had he any news ? " Tilly was either being deliberately maddening , Eliza- beth decided , or she herself was so guilty and apprehen- sive that she was ...
Page 426
... Tilly remarked , staring at the laden clothes line which stirred only a little in the light air . " Any news from Cork ? " she asked , set- tling herself on the bench . There and then , Elizabeth decided she had to tell Tilly about her ...
... Tilly remarked , staring at the laden clothes line which stirred only a little in the light air . " Any news from Cork ? " she asked , set- tling herself on the bench . There and then , Elizabeth decided she had to tell Tilly about her ...
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